Water resources management of the Yellow River and sustainable water development in China

Water Policy ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-312
Author(s):  
Wang Shucheng
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
River Management ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Water Development ◽  
Floods And Droughts ◽  
Water Problems

China is a country frequently hit by floods and droughts. Managing water resources and minimizing the losses caused by water disasters has always been among the most important issues faced by the Chinese government in governing the state. In recent years, to tackle the water problems in China and to meet the requirement of sustainable economic and social development, we have actively pursued sustainable water development. Thinking about water management has thus been greatly modified and remarkable achievements have been made accordingly. The Yellow River, known as the Mother River of China, is the cradle of Chinese civilization, whose problems can represent that of most Chinese rivers. Citing the Yellow River management in recent years as an example, this paper elaborates the strategy of sustainable water development in China.

scholarly journals Changes in Dry-Season Water Availability and Attributions in the Yellow River Basin, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fubo Zhao ◽  
Shuai Ma ◽  
Yiping Wu
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Water Fluxes ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Yellow River Basin

Global warming will significantly change patterns of precipitation (P) and evapotranspiration (E) and thus the surface water availability (P minus E, P–E). Changes in P–E will challenge freshwater supply, food security, and sustainability of the ecosystems. Therefore, understanding the spatiotemporal change in P–E and its drivers is key for water resources management. Here, we quantified the changes in water availability during the driest month of the year and identified its drivers in the Yellow River Basin (YRB), China, during 1982–2016. Our results showed that 89.6% of the YRB showed declining dry-season water availability in 2000–2016 compared with 1982–1999, although the total dry-season water resources (defined as the proportion of the sum of monthly P–E to the P) remained nearly unchanged due to the increased P. Changes in seasonal P and E contributed to 87.0 and 99.0% declines in dry-season water availability, respectively, demonstrating the key role of E in net seasonal water fluxes. Increased air temperature (41.8%), vegetation greening (30.8%), and vapor pressure deficit (19.2%) were the main factors driving changes in E in the YRB during the study period. Our study highlighted a drier dry season in the YRB during 1982–2016 and illustrated that climate and vegetation changes played important roles in driving changes in dry-season water availability. Seasonal water fluxes must be considered in future water resources management in the YRB, especially in the context of climate warming and revegetation programs.

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Yellow River Basin

2015 ◽  
Vol 740 ◽  
pp. 1038-1041
Author(s):  
Xue Chao Wang ◽  
Ke Zhou ◽  
Zhen Min Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Yellow River Basin

The Yellow River is suffered from water shortage. Rapid population increase, unplanned urbanization, intensive industrial. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a promising approach in ensuring sustainable management. It entails management of water for various purposes and not for a single purpose which therefore involves different regions aiming at achieving sustainable water resources management. This paper seeks to evaluate recent efforts to implement in IWRM in the Yellow River basin. The paper concludes that reforms such as public participation at local levels, recognition of water as both an economic and a social good, putting IWRM within the larger context of Integrated Natural Resource Management would improve IWRM in the basin.

scholarly journals A tentative discussion on the monitoring of water resources in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 374 ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Jianqing ◽  
Dai Ning ◽  
Wu Mengying ◽  
Wang Guangsheng
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Status ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Water Problems ◽  
Hydrological Monitoring

Abstract. With the rapid economy development and social civilization progress, the Chinese Government also is improving ecological environmental conditions. More efforts have been made to solve water problems through the implementation of stringent water resources management, as a key government policy on water. Thus, monitoring of water resources has been strengthened, being a main component of the hydrological work in recent years. Compared with routine hydrological monitoring, water resources monitoring pays more attention to the quantity and quality variations of regional waters, to reflect the status of water in river basins and administrative regions. In this paper, the overall layout of the hydrometric network in China is presented, monitoring efforts of the natural water cycle and water consumptions are analyzed, methodologies of water resources monitoring, which are commonly applied in the country, are summed up. Taking the hydrometric network planning on interprovincial boundary waterbodies as example, a summary of the planning at interprovincial boundary river sections is presented. The planning can meet the need of water resources management of administrative divisions. It can also improve the overall water resources monitoring for the country.

scholarly journals Inheritors of the Yellow River: the relationship of heritage making practices to cultural self-confidence in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanlin Zhang ◽  
Stuart Walker ◽  
Martyn Evans ◽  
Julia Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Support Mechanisms ◽  
The Yellow River Basin ◽  
Relationship Of

AbstractThrough active involvement in UNESCO’s ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage) programme, China has developed its own framework to support traditional making practices. To examine the ‘characteristics’ of heritage crafts preservation in China, we undertook empirical research in the Yellow River basin. Our research involved in-depth observations and key informant interviews with a range of highly accomplished craftspeople who have inherited their particular expertise from their family and have been officially designated ICH Inheritors. Through our qualitative research with inheritors, a businessperson and a government official, we identified various support mechanisms employed by the Chinese government that aim to protect traditional culture while also recognising outstanding individuals. We also found that ICH Inheritors play an important role in raising cultural awareness and enhancing cultural confidence through their creative activities and making practices, craft businesses and transfer of expertise. Based on the findings, potential areas where designers may collaborate with inheritors were identified.

scholarly journals Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 748
Author(s):  
Ming Li ◽  
Qingsong Tian ◽  
Yan Yu ◽  
Yueyan Xu ◽  
Chongguang Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Cumulative Risk ◽  
Virtual Water ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Virtual Water Trade

The sustainable and efficient use of water resources has gained wide social concern, and the key point is to investigate the virtual water trade of the water-scarcity region and optimize water resources allocation. In this paper, we apply a multi-regional input-output model to analyze patterns and the spillover risks of the interprovincial virtual water trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt, China. The results show that: (1) The agriculture and supply sector as well as electricity and hot water production own the largest total water use coefficient, being high-risk water use sectors in the Yellow River Economic Belt. These two sectors also play a major role in the inflow and outflow of virtual water; (2) The overall situation of the Yellow River Economic Belt is virtual water inflow, but the pattern of virtual water trade between eastern and western provinces is quite different. Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia belong to the virtual water net inflow area, while the virtual water net outflow regions are concentrated in Shanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Ningxia, and Qinghai; (3) Due to higher water resource stress, Shandong and Shanxi suffer a higher cumulative risk through virtual water trade. Also, Shandong, Henan, and Inner Mongolia have a higher spillover risk to other provinces in the Yellow River Economic Belt.

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